Great Moments in the Olympics

Name: Great Moments in the Olympics
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ISBN: 9780836853483

ISBN-10: 0836853482

ISBN-13: 9780836853483

Edition: 2002

Authors: Michael Burgan

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Book details

List price: $30.00
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Stevens Publishing, Gareth
Binding: Library Binding
Pages: 48
Size: 8.00" wide x 10.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English

Introduction	p. 4
The Flying Finn Takes Five: Paavo Nurmi Wins Five Gold Medals at the 1924 Summer Olympics	p. 6
Jesse and the Nazis: Jesse Owens Wins Four Gold Medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics	p. 10
The Longest Jump: Bob Beamon Smashes the World Record for the Long Jump at the 1968 Games	p. 14
A "Stolen" Gold: At the 1972 Olympics, the U.S. Basketball Team Loses for the First Time Ever	p. 18
Lucky Seven: Mark Spitz Wins Seven Gold Medals at the 1972 Summer Olympics	p. 22
A Perfect Ten: Nadia Comaneci Receives Seven Perfect Scores and Wins Three Gold Medals in Gymnastics at the 1976 Summer Olympics	p. 26
Miracle on Ice: The U.S. Ice Hockey Team Beats the Soviet Union on Its Way to Winning the Gold Medal at the 1980 Winter Olympics	p. 30
Five Times Fast: Eric Heiden Wins Five Individual Gold Medals at the 1980 Winter Olympics	p. 34
King Carl's Golden Touch: Carl Lewis Wins Four Gold Medals at the 1984 Summer Games	p. 38
Skating's Teen Queen: Sarah Hughes Wins an Amazing Come-from-Behind Gold Medal at the 2002 Winter Games	p. 42
Olympics Time Line	p. 46
To Learn More	p. 47
Index	p. 48
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